Senile Cardiac Amyloidosis: An Undervalued Cause of Heart Failure.

Authors

Toni Anne Alvarez de Venecia, Albert Einstein Medical Center
Scott Blumhof, Albert Einstein Medical Center
Daniel Ukpong, Albert Einstein Medical CenterFollow
Marvin Lu, Albert Einstein Medical CenterFollow
Claudia Nieves, Albert Einstein Medical Center
Vincent M. Figueredo, M.D., Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-8-2014

Comments

This article has been peer reviewed. It is the authors' final version prior to publication in American Journal of Medicine

The published version is available at DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.11.019. Copyright © Elsevier

Abstract

Despite recurrent hospitalizations for heart failure exacerbations, the underlying cause can be missed. Senile amyloidosis is a disease prevalent in the elderly African American population. Senile amyloidosis is underdiagnosed as a cause of heart failure because of its occurrence with more common comorbidities, such as long-standing systemic hypertension. It is important to maintain a high index of suspicion for senile amyloidosis in patients such as this case, who presented with multiple exacerbations of heart failure combined with characteristic electrocardiographic and echocardiographic findings.

Recommended Citation

Alvarez de Venecia, Toni Anne; Blumhof, Scott; Ukpong, Daniel; Lu, Marvin; Nieves, Claudia; and Figueredo, M.D., Vincent M., "Senile Cardiac Amyloidosis: An Undervalued Cause of Heart Failure." (2014). Division of Cardiology Faculty Papers. Paper 55.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/cardiologyfp/55

PubMed ID

25498168